School-based drills are required in at least 40 states. | Everytown Research & Policy

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In an average year, more than 24,200 hate crimes in the US involve a firearm—67 a day.

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St. Louis, Missouri saw a 26% decrease in homicide from 2020 to 2021.

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1.3M

Over 1.3 million crime guns were recovered by law enforcement in just five years.

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In Shoot First states, homicides in which white shooters kill Black victims are deemed justifiable five times more frequently than when the situation is reversed.

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